Friday, April 27, 2012

Knitting & Crochet Blog Week: Day 5

Here are the links I promised! Elycia and Kim's vlogs! Also, I apologize for the video sometimes not matching up with the audio - I don't know why it did that and I'm super bummed about it! :(

& I'm sorry this post is so late! I spent the entire day in Santa Cruz: touring UCSC (which has now gone from "Plan B" to "Seriously Considering") and strolling through downtown, which is where I picked up this adorable wallet! I think I mentioned a few weeks ago that I've been keeping my eye out for one to replace the one I've been using for the last few years, and I finally found it! It was originally $30 but marked down 40%, and gorgeous to boot! Even though I blew all my tip money from the last week on it, it was so worth it. And I don't know if you've noticed from my email that I have right over there on the right, but my last name is Cooper, and so I was so excited to stumble upon a street with that name in SC!

Just on the quick word on the campus: it's the most beautiful school I've ever seen. There. I said it. But it absolutely is! Every inch that doesn't have a building on it has some kind of foliage: redwoods, dogwoods, and almost every fern, flower, and other undergrowth imaginable. Which is saying a lot, because the campus is on 2,000 acres. So many foot paths and bridges overlooking 100+ foot ravines! It's like camping at school. I don't know about you, but that's been a lifelong passion for me that my parents passed down to me, and I was totally thrilled that UCSC had that element. Also - that picture you see down there of the picnic tables and horizon? That strip of blue above the green fields: all ocean. Can you imagine having lunch there and getting to admire that view? Unbelieveably gorgeous! Anyway, just wanted to share a few pictures from my day with you! :) xxP.S. If you really liked my creative new blog post and want to nominate it for the most creative post contest, you can do so here! :)